Nepal to Promote Wellness Tourism with Luxury Resorts, Yoga and Spiritual Tourism Push

The government is going to promote Nepal as a destination for 'wellness tourism' in the international tourism market.

Presenting the annual estimates (budget) of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2026/27 in the joint house of the federal parliament today, Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle said that the government has given high priority to the development of the tourism sector. Accordingly, financial incentives will be given for the construction of luxury resorts and hotels to promote tourism.

He also mentioned that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal will be restructured within mid-January next year to improve Nepal's position in the European Union's aviation safety list. The CAAN will be divided into separate regulatory and licensing bodies.

The Finance Minister said that the Lumbini-Muktinath religious road, Shaligram road and meditation/yoga center will be developed. He mentioned that the government has set a goal to integrate yoga, meditation, spiritual practices as well as Buddhist and Vedic philosophy. This will help introduce the Himalayan cultural experience to the world.